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In the first chapter, the commandment to offer a sacrifice is addressed to any person (<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adam<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) whereas the second chapter refers to a person as a soul (<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nefesh<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rashi explains that this unique term is only used in connection with the meal offering, a gift usually brought by the poor. The Holy One considers the pauper\u2019s gift as though this person had offered their very own soul. Chizkuni adds his own insight by explaining that this free offering is never offered by the community (after all, it is a free offering). This offering therefore is a true expression of an individual\u2019s desire as a unique soul to enter into relationship with the Holy One.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The change in terms from \u201cperson\u201d to \u201csoul\u201d, denoting a shift from sacrifice to self-sacrifice and from communal practice to personal piety is perhaps indicative of a spiritual move inwards. Leviticus begins with a call to everyone to draw near to God as part of a whole or a collective. In the process of drawing near however we come into greater focus (to God and to ourselves) ultimately emerging as individual souls. \u00a0While our service begins as part of a community, it must eventually evolve into personal heartfelt worship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This shift in terms is particularly resonant for me as one who joins and participates in communal prayer three times a day. The change in language challenges me to question the depth of my personal practice. Sure, I relate to God daily in the mode of \u201c<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adam<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d as captured in Leviticus 1. Yet, I must ask myself, do I relate sufficiently to God in my daily prayer as a \u201c<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nefesh<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d In other words, to what extent are my daily prayers an expression of my inner-most self and a free offering to God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a similar vein, one who\u2019s daily practice is spotty or lacking, might use this insight to deepen their commitment to prayer in the mode of \u201c<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adam<\/span><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d Spirituality is ephemeral and fleeting. 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